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Conservatory celebrates summer with bel canto music

by Megan Brown on August 2, 2022

What happens when you let 16 Opera Conservatory students choose the repertoire for their last student recital of the season? You get over two hours of music content in the bel canto tradition. “Since it

Pianists Kanae Matsumoto, Martin Dubé to join Opera Conservatory to present a night of dance with Student Voice Recital

by Megan Brown on July 26, 2022

Music and dance are almost inextricably linked, so it makes perfect sense that the next Opera Conservatory Voice Recital will

Cast, crew of ‘Don Giovanni’ to fully explore Mozart’s classic masterpiece

by Megan Brown on July 21, 2022

Don Giovanni traditionally calls for a large cast and an extravagant set. The Chautauqua Opera Conservatory is taking a different

From sundresses to oil spills, CTC fellows finalize aesthetics for staging of ‘Holly Germaine’

by Ellen E. Mintzer on July 20, 2022

Donnie Woodard, Chautauqua Theater Company’s scenic design fellow for the 2022 season, always uses keywords as points of reference for

Newly re-christened Opera Conservatory to stage Mozart’s ‘Don Giovanni’

by Megan Brown on July 19, 2022

Mozart’s Don Giovanni has been performed since 1787, with its Chautauqua Opera Company debut in 1942 and the most recent

Opera Conservatory student recital to traverse genres

by Megan Brown on July 12, 2022

Officially, this week’s Opera Conservatory Recital has no theme. Unofficially, it is a chance for the students to sing what they love, ranging from Broadway show tunes to classical music. “There isn’t really a theme

Peace, harmony, hope: Opera Conservatory students prepare for 1st recital of season

by Megan Brown on July 5, 2022

Where there is struggle, hope is often not far behind. This is the theme behind the music chosen for the

Marlena Malas, now in 43rd year, to give public masterclass for Opera Conservatory

by Megan Brown on June 28, 2022

Marlena Malas dislikes the term “masterclass.” She views herself as a voice teacher, not a master. Malas teaches, not only

Chautauqua Theater Company’s ‘Romeo & Juliet’ is latest in long line of productions

by Dara McBride on August 17, 2017

Assumptions don’t help the characters come to a happy end in Romeo & Juliet. But it’s safe to assume this

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